How long does it take to reclaim your body afterwards?

i don’t mean this in a weightloss sense - as in back to 100% physical function / eat & drink what you want. I get that it would change based on how baby is delivered, complications, breast feeding vs bottle feeding, second kid on the way etc... but guess im thinking fastest scenario (no breast feeding) and longest scenario (breast feeding) with no second kid... eek lol! Sorry didnt mean to put so many terms and conditions hehe just wanted to clarify ;) just for the times when im longing to play sport / have the odd glass of wine and cheese platter without being worried about affecting the kid or getting indigestion / freaking over smells / vomiting breakfast etc ;) lol! Good luck answering! ;)

I can’t stand the smell of coffee while pregnant my husband walked into my room with a coffee the day after our son was born I nearly wrestled him for it after 9 months of no liquid gold it was the best coffee I’ve ever drank. I craved ice cubes with our son and was suprised when the craving didn’t go away for 3 months after he was born. This pregnancy just the smell of tomatoes makes me sick so I’m hoping that will change as soon as bub is out as I really want lasagna, a tinned spaghetti and cheese jaffle. It’s just a matter of wait and see unfortunately but just remember it’s such a short time that you have to give things up for it seems like forever but trust me blink and you’ll miss it

hmmm eating what i wanted was Pretty much straight away but Physical function took a while as i had baby at the time that did not sleep and thus was severely sleep deprived for months. Body well it certainly doesnt look like how it was pre baby but i am actually ok with that. Probably took me almost a year to develop this new kind of normal that I had established now that I had a child.

I don't think I bothered with alcohol for the first 6-8 weeks, and when I had one it went straight to my head and made me much more tired as I already was anyway. My body after birth took much longer than I hoped, about 4 months 'downstairs' but in terms of my mind, sleep deprivation and simply feeling like myself again physically and emotionally I would say a solid 10 months.
and then I felt a lot better as a whole, I don't really drink much anyway but honestly the interest wasn't there much afterwards anyway. Everyone is different anyway but I hope that is a good answer for your complex question lol

Eat cheese and drink wine straight away even if breastfeeding! You can drink and breastfeed, just not over the top and no cosleeping. Look up jack Newman alcohol and breastfeeding- he posted an awesome thing on his Facebook a few years ago!
There is no possible way to put a timeframe on it, way too many variables to consider. Some women bounce back really fast and others don’t. Just go with the flow and listen to your body :)

That’s really interesting guys... sort of makes me re think return to work actually... just giving myself the option of extending it - i guess if it takes 9 months to physcially recover then id like to have a bit more than 3 months of feeling good wih the bub off work... i dunno - o many factors like you’v all said - money comes into it to with the last added complication ;)
its funny, i wish i could keep some food aversion stuff and ditch the others e.g its prob good that i dont enjoy chocolate anymore but id love to be able to enjoy a. Cup of tea properly again.
Thanks to all lf you for sharing you experiences!! Its definitely reassuring / a good reminder just to go with the flow. X

In reply to AudreyD5

13/06/18

I don't think I bothered with alcohol for the first 6-8 weeks, and when I had one it went straight to my head and made me much more tired as I already was anyway. My body after birth took much longer than I hoped, about 4 months 'downstairs' but in terms of my mind, sleep deprivation and simply feeling like myself again physically and emotionally I would say a solid 10 months.
and then I felt a lot better as a whole, I don't really drink much anyway but honestly the interest wasn't there much afterwards anyway. Everyone is different anyway but I hope that is a good answer for your complex question lol

Yes i barely ever used to drink either but now that hot drinks, biscuits and milky stuff dont satisfy my ‘treat’ cravings - sometimes i think cider / wine / champas would be perfect! I think you’re right tho, id prob have on and be completely disappointed ... so meh... yey for water and juice... ! ;)

After my first I decided on day 3 we were going down the formula route. I was enjoying all foods and some alcohol soon after and also lost all my pregnancy weight by about 6 weeks post partum (but my body never went back to how it was). I felt physically "normal" by this time too, I didn't exercise prior to pregnancy or throughout. 6 week check up revealed a mild prolapse which I wasn't aware of, and haven't checked up on since - woops.. Hemaroids had disappeared too (only learnt about those at the 1 week post partum mchn home visit). I began boot camp at 9 weeks pp and felt great. However by 3 months pp I had a niggling knee problem and my eating went to shit. As did my sleep, my body caught up on my post natal anxiety and the fact I was getting around 4 hours of sleep a day. Got myself back on track by about 9 months pp and lost a little weight but not all of it, returned to work casually 1 day a week which was fantastic for my social needs. Everyone will be different though! Sorry for the long comment haha

In reply to ConfettiQueen

13/06/18

After my first I decided on day 3 we were going down the formula route. I was enjoying all foods and some alcohol soon after and also lost all my pregnancy weight by about 6 weeks post partum (but my body never went back to how it was). I felt physically "normal" by this time too, I didn't exercise prior to pregnancy or throughout. 6 week check up revealed a mild prolapse which I wasn't aware of, and haven't checked up on since - woops.. Hemaroids had disappeared too (only learnt about those at the 1 week post partum mchn home visit). I began boot camp at 9 weeks pp and felt great. However by 3 months pp I had a niggling knee problem and my eating went to shit. As did my sleep, my body caught up on my post natal anxiety and the fact I was getting around 4 hours of sleep a day. Got myself back on track by about 9 months pp and lost a little weight but not all of it, returned to work casually 1 day a week which was fantastic for my social needs. Everyone will be different though! Sorry for the long comment haha

Wow 6 weeks is incredible! The knee problem would have been such a downer :/ but yes i can imagine there would ev phases. Thanks so much for the honesty. So good getting a proper reality check from everyone :) must feel weird knowing you are about to go through all of that again!

First I would say I took 3months as it was nearly 12years ago. I only put on 15kilos he was an easy birth but i worked full time while my current husband sat at home with the baby refusing me to have a choice.
2nd we struggled even more (makes me wonder why i stayed) I took 2years or more to recover emotionally from her birth with breastfeeding and trying to bond I stupidly blamed my baby for her birth but it was my ex, my daughters position and the horrible midwife telling me i didnt know what i was doing and all the psychologists telling me to get over it that was the issue.

I have told my new husband if im treated like this to support me in yelling at them to leave and get a new midwife or I'll deliver the god damn baby myself. He is so supportive and knows ill take a while as i have markers for depression already. i just dont take meds while pregnant as i "can" sorta cope.

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